John Marshall Appleyard was born in 1837 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England.
[When John Marshall APPLEYARD was born in 1837 in Wakefield, his father, John, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 30.]
Their children included:
- William Henry (1858-1934)
- John Marshall Jnr (1863-1915)
- Lydia Lilian Hansell nee Appleyard (1867-1941)
- James M (1869-1869 in Hartley)
- Marshall (born 1871 in Bathurst)
- Sarah J (born 1872 in Mudgee; died 1899)
- Elizabeth (Bess) (born 1874 in Gulgong; died 1951)
- Henry (1876-1876 in Gulgong)
- Emma M (born 1878 in Gulgong; died 1958)
- Eva (born 1880 in Gulgong; died 1962)
- Lilian M (born 1882 in Gulgong; died 1884)
Political career
1870 - Bathurst,
NSW -
1892 - ELECTION AS ALDERMAN - GULGONG COUNCILGULGONG. - John Marshall Appleyard has been nominated to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the council caused by the absence from the district ot Thomas H. Mathows. The retiring aldermen aro John Tuxford, George Smith, and Frederick William Russell. They have not announced their intention of seeking re-election, but there is not likely to be any opposition.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald - 19th June 1894
1894 - MR. APPLEYARD AT GULGONG.
On Saturday night Mr John Appleyard addressed a large meeting here. The Mayor presided. Mr. Appleyard said he had been chosen as nominee of the labour league to contest the electorate. He considered that the old politicians should retire as they had failed to find a remedy for the prevailing depression and the labour party had six platforms which, if carried out, would ameliorate the condition of the people. He was in favour of land tax on values to compel proprietors to use the land that was now locked up for speculative purposes. He was in favour of abolishing the Upper House, which would never pass a bill in favour of the worker and he advocated a national bank. Local self-government would give people the privilege of managing their own affairs, and money would be better spent. He would make eight hours the legal day's work. Magistrates should be elected by the people and he believed that a reduction of two million could be made without injury to the Civil Service. He was contesting the election simply in the interest of the labour party. Parliament needed brains not tongues. Mr. John Murn proposed a vote of confidence in Mr. Appleyard. Mr. Andrew Thompson seconded the motion, which was declared carried unanimously.
Source: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Tue 19 Jun 1894 Page 6
1899 - GULGONG NOTES - SARAH APPLEYARDIt is my sad duty to have to record the death of Miss Sarah Appleyard, which took place at Dubbo on Sunday morning. The deceased lady was a daughter of Mr. J. M. Appleyard a well-known resident of Gulgong. She was teaching for some time at Curban school, and proceeded to Dubbo to go up for examination, when she caught fever, and after lingering a few days succumbed to the dread malady. Miss Appleyard lived nearly all her life in Gulgong, and the news of her untimely death was received with regret by the hundreds of schoolmates there, and by the large circle of friends in the district. Mr. and Mrs. Appleyard and family have the deepest sympathy of everyone in their sad bereavement, sadder perhaps on account of the young lady dying far away from home.
1904 - THE SECRETARY OF THE AWU DEMONSTRATION
Mr. John Marshall Appleyard desires to thank the following for their assistance or subscriptions to the Town Plate for the Annual Demonstration - E. Powell, Hinchey, Souter, S. B. Rouse, etc
Source: Gulgong Advertiser, 10 Mar 1904
Meeting of Australia League
Note: This photo of Henry Lawson and Billy Hughes is thought to have been taken at the inaugural meeting of the Labor party in Gulgong.
Back Row: --?--, Warden Huxley, Patrick Huxley, --?--
Front row: John Marshall Appleyard, Henry Lawson, --?--, Billy Hughes
1909 - SLEEPER CARTERS AND CUTTERS' UNION. - GULGONG, Thursday.The price of sleepers having been reduced the cutters for the second section of the Mudgee-Dunedoo line have gone out on strike. A public meeting was held, and it was unanimously decided to form a sleeper-carters and cutters' union. Mr. J. M. Appleyard was appointed secretary.
1923 - GULGONG NEWS
Mr. John Appleyard, who broke his leg some time ago, is enjoying fairly good health, but is unable to walk without the aid of sticks. The old veteran, who is about 85 years of age, is a remarkable man for his years.
1928 - MR JACK APPLEYARD.'Skipper' in Smith's Weekly, writes: One of the West's most remarkable veterans is Jack Appleyard, G.O.M., of Gulgong (N.S.W.) Although, approaching his 94th mile peg Jack still takes keen and appreciated interest in all public matters. Once given the opening he can hold his audience for hours with episodes of the stirring days of half a century back. His hobby is politics, and he is one of Labor's earliest and staunchest' supporters, and recalls the days when be would push his bike from Gulgong to Mudgee to attend a political meeting. His boast is that he has never knowingly had an enemy.
1931 - OBITUARY - JOHN MARSHALL APPLEYARD.The death occurred at Gulgong on January 3 of John Marshall Appleyard, aged 93. He was born in Yorkshire, and went to Gulgong 60 years ago, when the gold rush started, after having been at Lithgow and Bathurst for a few years. He was a teetotaller and a non-smoker. He learnt to ride a bicycle when he was 70 years of age, and four years later he rode the machine from Gulgong to Mudgee, 18 miles. He was also a great walker, having walked from Sydney to Gulgong before the railway was opened, and he often walked from Gulgong to Mudgee. When 85 years of age he had his leg broken in a fall.He started the first branch of the Australian Labor Party in Gulgong, and also formed the now defunct Sleeper Cutters' Union. He was buried in the Methodist portion of the Gulgong Cemetery on Sunday, the Rev. L. V. Caldwell (Church of England) officiating. Mrs J. E. Hansell (Tallewang) and Mrs. Patrick Huxley are daughters of deceased. Mr. F. J. Bayliss, of Gulgong, had charge of the funeral arrangements.
1931 - DEATH OF MR. J. M. APPLEYARD, GULGONG, Wednesday
The death has occurred of Mr John Marshall Appleyard, aged 93 years. He came to Gulgong from England 60 years ago and set up a bootmaklng business. He organised the first Labour league, and later formed the Sleeper Cutters' Union. When he was 70 years of age he learnt to ride a bicycle, and thenrode to Warren. He frequently walked from Gulgong to Mudgee, a distance of 18 miles. His wife died 20 years ago. There are 36 great-grandchildren living.
